Maki - Mayonnaise everything!! (but it works!)

Where Issa, Muneera and Jaber are edible

If you’re from Kuwait or Bahrain, and you love Japanese food, you probably dined here...several times. I know I have. My first experience with Maki was all the way back in 2007 at Marina Waves. I remember it blew me away! I came home raving about it and advised anyone visiting Kuwait to go there. Not long after that they opened up on my home turf. Medetashi medetashi! (Hooray hooray)

Maki is not for Japanese food purists. I’m just putting that out there. One look at their extensive (iPad) menu and you’ll see why. Oh sure they serve a standard selection of sashimi and sushis, but the maki section is where they take a detour. Almost everything on their special maki section is slathered in some sort of creamy condiment or sprinkled with panko. Several loyal diners from around the region had their name immortalized on the menu; representing a tasty selection of seafood, nori, veggies, and lots of “special sauce”. Some are so popular they’re featured not one not two, but three times. I’m looking at you Issa. 

We were a rather large group that night so here’s where the iPhone note pad comes in handy. (Since I couldn't possibly memorize our complicated order) We had:

“2 Wazani Maki

3 Issa Maki

Volcano

Maki Chef Special

Negimaki

Salmon Sashimi

2 Creamy Ebi Maki

Plum Chicken

Crispy Salad

Beirut Salad”

and last but not least the ubiquitous Edamame.

The Maki Honeymoon is a drink I always enjoy. Looks like a cosmo but isn’t! Come to think of it I’m not entirely sure what’s in it, but it’s a mocktail for sure! Kinda tastes like mimosa, or shampoo, but in a good way. You’ll have to try it.

I was very happy with the Crispy Salad, and the Negimaki is always a favorite. It’s comprised of scallions wrapped with a thin slice of broiled beef and a wonderful soy-ish gravy (aka. teriyaki sauce). It was the dish that had me singing Maki’s praises all those years ago.

If your table somehow doesn’t order the inescapable Issa maki. Leave me a comment letting me know because I find that hard to believe. 

Maki Bahrain is located in Moda Mall on the ground floor of the Bahrain World Trade Center.

TEL: +973 17522733  or +973 36999102